Ignacio Corral, former Senior Associate at the FCA, has joined GCEX (GCEX Group) as the digital prime brokerage’s dedicated UK Compliance Officer. His appointment reflects the growth of GCEX’s UK-based operations which are regulated by the FCA.
Ignacio Corral, a qualified lawyer, joins GCEX from Rede Partners LLP where he was Legal & Compliance Manager. Prior to that, he was Senior Compliance Manager at easyMoney. He spent over five years as Senior Associate at the FCA where he worked across different departments including Crypto Assets Authorisation, Investment Banking Supervision and International.
Ignacio joins the firm at a time of expansion, in terms of both business and team growth. Another new addition to the team is chartered accountant, Helen Man who has joined GCEX as Financial Controller. With previous experience from Stifel, Zodia Custody and TP ICAP, Helen will be managing the day-to-day finances across GCEX Group’s multiple entities including the UK, Denmark and Dubai.
Lars Holst, Founder & CEO, GCEX commented, “At GCEX, we place a lot of emphasis on finding the right people to work within our business and I am delighted to welcome both Ignacio and Helen to our team. Ignacio’s appointment reinforces our commitment to growing our business in the UK. As we continue our expansion across all regions, the complexity of our financial operations has increased. Helen’s appointment, working across all entities, demonstrates further investment across our Group.”
Ignacio Corral, UK Compliance Officer, GCEX said, “I wanted to work in a growing company where I can make a big impact. There’s a lot of talent here and it’s great to be joining the GCEX team.”
Helen Man, Financial Controller, GCEX added, “I was really keen to work in a fast-growth, ambitious firm, building on my experience from the investment banking sector and the crypto world. I feel strongly that there’s a great future for digital assets so GCEX ticked so many boxes for me!”
GCEX Group enables institutional and professional clients to access deep liquidity in FX and CFDs on digital assets, as well as digital assets spot trading and conversion, and offers a broad range of Forex brokerage and crypto-native technology solutions – XplorDigital. XplorDigital includes the firm’s plug-and-play solutions, ‘Crypto in a Box’ and ‘Broker in a Box’ and comprises of technology-agnostic platforms covering regulation, regulated custody solutions, staking solutions, safety of funds, tier 1 and deep liquidity, connectivity to the biggest price makers, advanced risk management, and innovative technology partnerships.
Headquartered in London, with multiple offices across the globe, GCEX is regulated by the UK’s FCA, registered with the Danish FSA as a VASP and currency exchange and has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider license by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. True Global Ventures are investors in GCEX.
About GCEX
Founded in 2018, GCEX is a pioneering regulated digital prime brokerage with a best-of-breed digital asset and FX platform for institutional and professional clients. GCEX has partnerships with Tier 1 trusted Liquidity Providers, leading counterparties and regulated digital custody asset institutions. GCEX offers a wide range of products and technology solutions including White Labels.
GCEX is a trading name of GC Exchange Limited, GC Exchange Fondsmæglerselskab A/S, GC Exchange A/S and GC Exchange FZE. GC Exchange Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (No11382809) with registered address at 75 King William Street, London, EC4N 7BE provides FX and CFDs products. GC Exchange Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 828730).
Digital asset services are provided by GC Exchange A/S, a company incorporated in Denmark (CVR 43088777) with address at Amager Strandvej 390, 2770, Kastrup. GC Exchange A/S is authorised by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority as a Currency Exchange (FTID 45020) and registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (FTID 17524) under the AML regulation.
GC Exchange Fondsmæglerselskab A/S, a company incorporated in Denmark (CVR 43345052) with address at Amager Strandvej 390, 2770, Kastrup. GC Exchange Fondsmæglerselskab A/S is authorised and regulated by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority as an Investment Firm to offer FX and CFD products.
GC Exchange FZE is incorporated as a Limited Liability Free Zone Establishment under the Dubai World Trade Center Authority with registration number 1896. GC Exchange FZE has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.
For further information, please visit www.gc.exchange or LinkedIn